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[Duchy of Lancaster ?] [Writs, Returns, etc.?] St. Stephen's free chapel, Westminster....
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/26/71/20
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This record is about the [Duchy of Lancaster ?] [Writs, Returns, etc.?] St. Stephen's free chapel, Westminster.... dating from [ ] Henry IV in the series Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/26/71/20
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Date (When the record was created)
- [ ] Henry IV
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Description (What the record is about)
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[Duchy of Lancaster ?] [Writs, Returns, etc.?] St. Stephen's free chapel, Westminster. [Suit concerning its possessions in Wakefield, co. York?] Confirmation [?] of charter (1 January 44 Edward III). Enrolment.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Mutilated. 3mm. Traces of sewing at the head suggest that this formed the annexure to a writ. Endorsed "Wakefeld Sancti S[tephani ?]" in a later hand. These documents (PRO 30/26/71/1 - PRO 30/26/71/20) were presented by Major William Moat, O.B.E., J.P., of Johnson Hall, Eccleshall, co. Stafford, in June 1929.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3604911/
Series information
PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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